What is Digital Pedagogy? Technology in the Library Classroom

HLA 2016 Annual ConferenceHilo, HI

Hello!Myra WaddellInstruction LibrarianLibrarian for Science & TechnologyUniversity of Hawaiʻi at

Mānoa

waddellm@hawaii.edu

Sveta StoytchevaHumanities LibrarianLibrarian for Literatures & LanguagesUniversity of Hawaiʻi at

Mānoa

stoytch@hawaii.edu

agenda➔ Definitions➔ Practical Applications➔ Reflection➔ Group Discussion

So what are we talking about?Critical Pedagogy

● shapes the content and form of learning

● recognizes students’ whole selves and authority

● understands how power relations influence learning

Critical Digital Pedagogy

● is enabled by the specific affordances of digital tools

● encourages conviviality● centers learning

objectives over specific technologies

Critical Digital Pedagogy and the Framework for Information Literacy

Critical Digital

Pedagogy

Authority is Constructed and

Contextual

Information has Value

Information Creation as a

Process

InfographicsTEchnology Tools in The library classroom

For science students

What’s the big deal about Infographics?● Excellent alternative to traditional written

assignments.

● Useful in the sciences where complex data and ideas are often communicated through imagery.

● Students respond well to science presented in visual formats.

How do infographics fit into critical digital pedagogy?

● Infographics have potential to reach multiple communities and cultures inside and outside academia.

● Infographics lead to conversation about how technology impacts learning and society.

● Primary focus is on collaboration and content. Learning the technology is secondary.

Stretch Break

Editing WikipediaPublic Knowledge Production in a Humanities Classroom

Source: Oxford Internet Institute

Talk Pages Can Reveal the Process and Contested Nature of Information Creation

Classroom Activity: Discussion of Wikipedia’s Policies

Reflection & Discussion PointsHow do different technologies allow us to make different kinds of critical interventions in our classrooms or professional practice?

How does the use of technology enable (or hinder) these interventions?

How does the effective use of technology for instruction vary in different contexts (eg. academic library workshop vs public library class)?

Bibliography: https://goo.gl/wwsptJ

ANY QUESTIONS?